Connecticut western news., 1887-12-07
CURRENT EVENTS ABROAD.

The London Post declares that certain Parnellites recently urged the Fenians to m1r- refused to do. American Fenians then under took the task. These, in concert with few Irish Fenians, made an arrangement by which the rails on the road between klngstown and Dublin were to be removed in order to wreck the train carrying Lord Harrington and Mr. Goschen last week, and ill the excitement shots were to be fired into the carriage occu- pied by the English visitors.
 The police have raided another Nihilist rendezvous in St. Petersburg, Russia, where dynamite was manufactured. There was a desperate encounter and serious bloodshed.
 MT. Macdonald, the Lord Advocate of Scotland, implied in recent speech that T. M Healy had advocated the wholesale robbing of landlords. MT. Healy challenged MT. Mac donald to give the authority upon which he had spoken. In reply to the challenge MT. Macdonald sends an apology to Mir. Healy.
 The High Court of the Order of Foresters in England have been asked by their American brethren to see that Calan the alleged dyna- miter, gets fair trial
 The negotiations between England and France looking to cooperation in the working of the Channel telegraph wires promise to re- suit favorably France, as we'll England, refuses to renew the concession to the Sub marine company, which, thus non-plussed, will be obliged to sell on England's terms. England, it is thought, would reduce the rate to two pence per word.
 Lord Lyons has been received into the Catholic Church by Mgr. Butt of Southamp- ton.
 The second trial of Lord Mayor Sullivan for printing in his paper reports of suppressed branches of the National League took place, and resulted in conviction, and Mir. Sullivan was sentenced to two months imprisonment, but without labor.
 All the members of the Austrian Reichs- faoo1 1,oro ordered to give up their school duties for the whole period for which they have been elected, on the ground that education and politics should be kept separate.
 A despatch to a Ber'in paper from St. Petersburg says tue police surprised Nihilist rendezvous and factories for the manufacture of dynamite in the Wassili, Ostron and Peski quarters. In one case there was desperate encounter in which there was serious blood shed.
 Germany and Austria have renewed the commercial treaty for period of six months, with the understanding that it shall tacitly continue after that time. Germany has par tia ly abandoned her opposition to the Aus trian export bountics on sugar and spirits
 -Apropos of the public right of meeting in Trafalgar Square, London, IS the despatch re- citing that MT. Bradlaugh has written letter in which he maintains that Lord Salisbury sent check to promote fair trade meeting III lraI8lRar OQuaTe III lOOO. MI. oA ouiUteoA says be is ready to produce evidence If the government assents to an inquiry by con- mittee of the House of Commons.
 In spite of the order to the press of Russia not to attack Germany the newspapers con- tinue to print hostile criticisms on the disclos- the Czar and Prince Bismarck. They say that if Bismarck is correct in saying that Russian officials misled the CZar, all such officials should be dismissed, and, on the other hand, if the statement is untrue or is not proved, the German Ambassador ought to immediately receive his passport.
 -Iu the Reichstag Dr. von Lucius, Minis ter of Agriculture, defended thu new cereal duties on the ground of increasing depression iny agriculture He said that thess present duties did not afford sufficient protection, and that consumers would not suffer in conse- quence of the new duties. In the event of 8 bad harvest, resulting in higher prices, re- duction of the duties would always be pos sible.
 The Russian ministry have asked the Czar whether, in view of the political stua- tion, it would be desirable to hold an educa- tional congress in 1888 or to postpone it to 1890. The Czar piled that it could be held next year. He said the political outlook was satisfactory and there was no fear of new complications.
 The great Orange diamond which was found at the Cape of Good Hope, and which is ten carats heavier than..the famous stone known as the Koh-i-noor, now in the possession of Queen Victoria was offered for sale at auction in London, but was withdrawn, there being nc bidders.
 An attempt to evict tenant named Foley from the estate of Col Charles Tottenham at Wexford was attended with great difficulty. The house was barricaded. The evictors made a breach in the wall with battering ram. While doing this boiling water and stones were thrown at them by the tenants. The constables brought up fire engine and retail ated by drenching the tenants with water. The occupants of the house yielded after an hours resistance.
 A writ has been swo n out by Mir. Mande- vile against the governor of Tullamore prison for assault. The charge is based upon the treatment he received at the time his clothes were stripped of of him by the prison author ities.
 The Czar has commuted to degradation to the ranks the sentences of the eighteen young officers who were nvicted of engaging in a revolutionary conspiracy and sentenced to exile in Siberia.
 An explosion in the Abernant Colliery, at Abernare, Wales, was fortunately without any serious result. The search parties sent down into the mine to rescue the imprisoned men succeeded in bringing them all to the sur face.
 Baron Hirsch's offer of f2, GOO, 900 for the benefit of Hebrews in Europe was made in . letter to the Czar, his object being the found- ing of primary schools ill Russia. The CZar has accepted the offer. The money has been deposited in the Bank of England. Baron | Rothschild and Baron Henry De Worms have been appointed trustees.
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